Pope Francis formally announced Fr. Robert Barron’s appointment as Auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles last Tuesday, July 21st. Bishop-Elect Barron is a 2011 winner of the CLA Aggiornamento Award . He is also the founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. The website reaches millions of people each year and his YouTube videos have been viewed over 13 million times. Find more about Fr. Robert Barron and his ministries at wordonfire.org. View the full release of his appointment here.